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    monitor resolution and color bit problems

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Wesley Howard, Dec 19, 2008.

  1. Wesley Howard

    Wesley Howard Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have just resently bought a HP w1907 monitor for my Gateway 310S Home model. I hooked it up and it worked fine. However, I did not have the recommended adjustmets for my monitor. So i went to intel and download a graphics driver and ateempted to install. If it succeded or not, I do not know.

    Now my Gateway computer is only displaying at a 640x800 resolution and 4 bit color. I even changed monitors, so its not a monitor issue... Anyone have any opinions about the best way to resolve this problem?

    Any insight would be apperciated!


    Thanks.
     
    Wesley Howard, Dec 19, 2008
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You don't have the correct (or any) video driver installed, and so the display is defaulting to the built-in VGA mode.
     
    Shyster1, Dec 19, 2008
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    PhoenixFx, Dec 19, 2008
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  4. Wesley Howard

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    Worked like a charm! Thank you so much to both!
     
    Wesley Howard, Dec 20, 2008
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